Car-coupling



(N0 Model.)

F. TEN EYCK.

GAR GOUPLING.

j Patented July 17.2888.

UNETED STATES PATENT @emca MANING F. TEN EYCK, OB PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 386,224, dated July 17,1888.

Appliention filcd November 14, 1887. Serial N0. 255117.

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Be it known that I, l\IANING F. TEN EYOK, a eitizen of the UnitedStabes, residingat Patersonin the eounty of Passaie and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in CarOonplings, ofwhioh the fol lowing is a specifieation.

My invention relates to improvements in car-conplings, having for itsobject the pro dnction of a simple, cheap, easily-operated, and reliableeonpler.

. The invention eonsists in providingaeonpling-pin having a very heavybody which 1's reduced ab the lower end to forn1 a stem. This stempasses throngh the opening in the lower side 0f the d1aw head, and theshoulders, which are formed 011 each slde of the pin by redueing theSame, as described, rest 011 the upper side of the conpling-link andhold it in ahorizontal position to insure eonpling.

The invention consists, further, in providing a lever monntedin a slotinthe lowerside of the draw-head, whieh is provided with aforwardlyextending nose to project nnder the lower end of theeonpling-pin when the latter is raised. The lever is caused loy itsweight to swing forward at the upper end, and thus automatically engagethe pin in the elevated position.

The invention eonsists, fnrther, in providing a vertieal nncoupling-barhaving a forward-extending horizontal arm, to the extremity of whieh theupper end of the eouplingpin is connected hy a link. A bar is seenred ormonnted L-ransverse] y aeross the end of the ear, and it is providedwith a loop o1 arm at its center to engage nnder the horizontal arm 0fthe nneoupling-bar, to enahle the latter to be raised by a person at theside of the car by turning the said transverse bar.

The invention is more l'ully described hereinafter in conneetion Withthe drawingswhere- 11]- Figure l is a perspective view of the end 0f aear provided with one 0f 1ny conplers. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal seetion.Fig. 3 is a transverse seetion on the linexx, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailperspeetim view 0f the eoupling-pin.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A des ignates the draw-headhavingthe flared month a. Bdesignates a slot in the upper side of thedraw-head, and B designates a round opening (N0 mmlel.)

in the lower side of the draw-head, directly under the said slot. Thisslot is arranged with its length across the length 0f the draw-head. Thedraw-hoad is provided on its upper side with a standard 01 guide, C,having a s1ot, b, therein aligning with the slot B.

D designates the eonpling-pin, comprising the flat body d adapted t0 fitund operate in the slot B, and the stem d ab the lower end of the saidbody t0 fit in the opening B. VVhen .the eonpling-pin is raised, it willbe seen that the body-d Will slide in und be snpported by the standardor guide O. The bodyd and the Stell] d of the conpling pin arepreferably fonned integral, and the shonlders d at the lower end of thebody,on opposite sides of the stem, are f0r a pnrpose hereinafterdeseribed.

E designates a ring er eye on the upper end of the body.

The nneoupling-rod F operates in guidesf f 011 the end of the ear, analit is provided an the lower end with a horizontal forwardextending armF.The outer end of this arm is conneeted to the ring 011 the npper end 0fthe eoupling-pin by the link G.

The objeet in forming a flexible eonneetion between the outer end of thearm F and the coupling-pin will be readily understood. AS the draw-headoi' an opposing ear comes in contact with the draw-head 0f this ear andforees it back 01 under the car, there will be no strain nponthenneouplingrod 01' any ofthe othe1 parts of the devieethat is, thedrawhead is allowed longitudinal movement independent of thenncoupling-rod.

H designutes a bar whieh is mounted in staples 01 eyes h h on the end 0fthe ear, and it is provided at the ende with arme H H, t0 enable theSame to be rotated. 'lhe eenter 0f the bar is provided with a loop orarm, I, whieh is adapted, when the bar is turned, to bear against theunder side of the arm F. The uneoupling-rod n1ay thus be raised touneouple the draw-heads by a person standing at the side of the car.

K deeignates a loop secured to the end of the car, whiel1 is adapted t0be engaged over the end of one of the handles H whei1 the uneonpling-rodhas been mised and it is desired to hold it raised to prevent theeoupling-pin from falling.

L represents a slot formed longitudinally in Ehe lower side of Ehedraw-head in rear of Ehe openlng B, and M'represenEs a recess formed inEhe rear end of Ehe EhroaE of Ehe draw-head in alignmenE- with Ehe seidsloE.

The eonplinglever N is arranged in Ehe sl0E B, and iE 1's provided wiEha bearing Eo align wiEh Ehe eyes n n, whieh are disposed 011 Ehe 1owerside of the draw-head on opposite sides of the seid sloE. A bolE, N, ispassed Ehrough Ehe seid aligned eyes and bearing, and provided on Eheend With a nnE. The npper end of Ehe lever has a forward-extending nose,O, adapted Eo be swung forward under Ehe opening B in Ehe upper side ofEhe draw-head, a.nd Ehe lower end 0t' Ehe lever, being made hea'vier,normally stands wiEh Ehe upper end swung forward, es described. As Ehelink R, earried by an opposing draw-head, enEers Ehe drawhead, iEsErikes againsE Ehe upper end of Ehe lever N and forees iE rearward,Ehereby allowing Ehe pin Eo fall Ehrough Ehe 1ink and engage aE Ehelowerend in Ehe opening B,Ehereby eompleEing Ehe conpling.

In coupling ears earelessly Ehe link enEers 2E draw-head wiEh greaEforce, and if Ehe forward end of Ehe same were allowed Eo compress Ehe1ever againsE the rear end 01" Ehe EhroaE of Ehe draw-head Ehere wouldbe danger ofcrushing er breaking or 0Eherwise damaging Ehe seid link orlever. T0 obviaEe Ehis danger I provide a recess, M, in Ehe rear end 0fEhe EhroaE Eo reeeive Ehe seid lever. This reeess aets asa retreaE, inEowhich Ehe encl of Ehe link eannoE ass, es Ehe fronE end Ehereof strikesagainsl; Ehe shoulders m m on opposiEe sides 0t Ehe recess.

When alink isheld in a drawhead provided wlEh my improvernenEs, Ehe stemof Ehe eoupling-pin passes down Ehrough Ehelink and en' gages in Eheopemng B, and Ehe shonlders 01 aE Ehe lower end of Ehe body 0f Ehe pinbear down ou Ehe end of Ehe 1ink. The body of Ehe .coupling pin isdesignedl'y m-ade very heavy, und Ehis weighE on Ehe rear or inner endof Ehe link will hold Ehe laEEer horizontal, Eo enableit Eo aecurateljenter an opposing drawhead.

The advanEages of Ehis eonpler will be apparenE. IE is "ery si1npleineonsErueEion. The manner of uneoupling is direeE, and EhelinkconneetionbeEween Ehe uncoupling-rod and Ehe eonplingpin enables Ehe draw -head Eo1nove independenbly when a eoupling is being 1nade, Eo prevenE asEraining or jarring ol' Ehe parEs. FurEher, Ehe device whieh isemployed Eo upho1d Ehe pin in Ehe coupling posibion is effieienE andrenders Ehe auEomaEic conpling of Ewo draw-heads cerEain, while allcornpliezt- Eion of eonsErueEion is avoided. FurEher, Eheherein-described means f01 maintaining Ehe eoupling-pin in Ehe elevaEedposition permanenEly are simple and effecEive.

IE Will be undersEood EhaE Ehe objeeE in flaring er beve1ing Ehe mouthof Ehe draw-head is Eo enable a coupling Eo be easily and 0er- Eainlyformed, even when Ehe drawheads are 0f differenb heighEs.

IE will be also undersEood EhaE I reEain the righE Eo somewhat alEer Ehearrangement of Ehis devlee Eo sniE Ehe differenl; kinds of cars. IE 1'sherein described as applied Eo a loox or baggage cm; buEiE ean beapplied Eo any kind of ear in use.

Having Ehns deseribed my invenEion, I elaim l. In a careoupling, EhecombinaEion of Ehe dmw-head, Ehe vertieally-movable pin engaging inopenings Eherein, Ehe nneoupling- 10d F, mounted on Ehe end of Ehe caram]. counecEed Eo Ehe pin, and Ehe revoluble bar H, mounted Eransverselyon Ehe end 0f Ehe cm and eonneeted Eo Ehe unqoupling-rod, substan-Eially es and for Ehe purpose hereinbefore specified.

2. ,In 2E car-ooupling, Ehe combinaEion, with Ehe draw-head A and Ehepin D, engaging in verEieally aligned openings Eherein, ofuneonpling-rod F, having Ehe horizontal arm F eonneobed aE EheexE-remiEy Eo Ehe upper end 0f Ehe coupling-pin, and Ehe bar H, mounEedin bearings 011 Ehe end of Ehe car and having Ehe operaEing-arms H H onEhe ends, and Ehe arm or loop I aE Ehe cenEer Eo engage Ehe arm Fandreise Ehe smne when Ehe bar H is Eurned, snbstenbially es speeified 3.In a car-coupling, Ehe eombinaEion. WiEh Ehe draw-head A and Eheeoupling-pln D. en geging inopeningS Eherein, ofEhe uneonplingrod F,connecEed Eo Ehe said pin, Ehe transverse bar H, having Ehe arms orhandles H H on iEs ends, and Ehe arm or loop I am Ehe cen- Eer,adaptedEoengage Ehe uncoupling-rod when Ehe bar is Eurned, and Ehe l0op K,adapEed Eo engage one of Ehe arms or handles H when Ehe uneoupling-rodis in Ehe raised position, subsEantiallyas und for Ehe pnrposespecified.

In EesEimony EhaE I claim Eheforegoing as my own I have hereEo affixedmy signaEure in presence of Ewo WiEnesses.

MANING F. TEN EYCK.

WiEnesses:

WESLEY BUOKLEY, CHARLES A. BERGEN.

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